CME & Lifelong Learning http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/cme-lifelong-learning.html en-us Copyright 2011 American Academy of Family Physicians Physician Re-entry Programs Get Family Docs Back Into Practice http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/cme-lifelong-learning/20110323docreentry.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/cme-lifelong-learning/20110323docreentry.html After taking a break from family medicine for several years, family physicians Russell Brofer, D.O., of Arlington, Texas, and Liesa Harte, M.D., of Austin, Texas, decided to return to full-time practice. However, because they had let their medical licenses lapse, they found it wasn't simply a matter of hanging out an FP shingle. They both needed to complete a physician re-entry program. Fortunately, one such program was nearby. bbein@aafp.org Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:40:00 CDT CME & Lifelong Learning Amount of Prescribed CME Credit Awarded for ABFM SAMs Drops http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/cme-lifelong-learning/20110303samscredit.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/cme-lifelong-learning/20110303samscredit.html Family physicians who complete a self-assessment module, or SAM, in 2011 as a component of the American Board of Family Medicine's Maintenance of Certification Program for Family Physicians, or ABFM MC-FP, will receive 12 AAFP Prescribed CME credits instead of the 15 Prescribed credits previously awarded. ann@aafp.org Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:10:00 CST CME & Lifelong Learning